Ebola outbreak in DRC: Cases badhkar 867 tak pahunch gaye, WHO ne global emergency declare ki; Uganda mein bhi cases report
मुख्य बातें
- •DRC mein Ebola ke 867 suspected cases aur 204 mautain, Bundibugyo strain ki mortality rate 50%.
- •WHO ne risk assessment ko "very high" mein upgrade kiya aur global public health emergency declare ki, kyunki rapid spread aur Uganda mein cross-border cases.
- •DRC aur Uganda ne strict measures liye—flights suspend, border close, weekly markets halt.
- •Vaccine development delay mein hai, abhi clinical trials ke liye doses available nahi; production 6-9 mahine lag sakti hai.
- •Funding aur resources ki kami se response efforts ko nuksaan—front-line workers ko essential supplies nahi mil rahe.
DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) mein Ebola ka outbreak aur bhi bhadak gaya hai. Health officials ke hisaab se ab tak 867 suspected cases aur 204 mautain ho chuki hain (late Saturday tak). World Health Organization (WHO) ne bhi DRC ke liye risk assessment ko "very high" mein upgrade kar diya hai. Is outbreak ke peeche Bundibugyo strain ka virus hai, jo ki rare hai. Ab yeh outbreak DRC ke teen provinces mein fail chuka hai, jismein South Kivu bhi shamil hai. Neighboring Uganda mein bhi do cases confirm hue hain, jismein ek maut bhi shamil hai. Ye pehli baar hai jab Bundibugyo strain Uganda mein dekha gaya hai, isse cross-border transmission ka khauf badh gaya hai.